Army Games-2015 to boost military ties of foreign countries with Russia

Egypt strongly believes that its participation in the International Army Games-2015 in Russia will contribute to the strengthening of technical-military cooperation between the two countries, an Egyptian Embassy defense attache told Sputnik on Thursday.

“We have a deep belief that our participation in it [Army Games-2015] will improve our bilateral military cooperation with Russia,” Colonel Walid Hegazy Mohamed said.

The games are being organized by Russia’s Western Military District between August 1 and 15. According to the Defense Ministry, the competition will feature 13 contests.